Ann finds hope in little things—the beauty of a bird, a bud, or even the memory of a lovely thing. With the mindfulness of God’s creation, can we survive the manmade monster we have made of Earth? Or is our Eden soon to be gone forever? What exists in the now may yet save us, may sustain us through to infinity and beyond, if we live carefully and in moderation. After careers as a music professor, a real estate broker/owner, and an investments systems manager, Ann Spier returned to her first love—writing—upon retirement. After two self-published prose books, TWELVE DOGS and THE ZOO CHRONICLES, the joy of writing poetry became the icing on the cake for Ann’s literary adventures. Check out Ann’s website at annspier.com, or E-mail to annspier@sbcglobal.net.
The Peach Tree
by Ann Spier
The Peach Tree
by Ann Spier
Published Mar 29, 2023
76 Pages
Genre: NATURE / Ecology
Book Details
Life is full of contrast and contradiction. There is nothing so sweet and juicy as a tree-ripened peach, yet the shame of a peach tree switch on bare young legs can be cruel and damaging. In the title poem, “The Peach Tree”, Spier shows us how she learned to practice moderation for fear of allergy or addiction.
Spier posits one must compromise for the sake of all other human beings. One must curb one’s desire for more and more, in order that all survive. She looks to her memories of art, tragedy, and the love of people gone by, for life’s lessons in what the Buddhists call the “middle way”.
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